L. Beth Brady is an Assistant Professor in the multiple disabilities/DeafBlind programs and coordinator of the blind/visual impairments programs at Hunter College, City University of New York. Previously, she worked as a teacher of students with visual impairments in the New York City Public Schools, after beginning her career as a classroom special education teacher of learners with severe/multiple disabilities. She completed her PhD at Teachers College, Columbia University in Special Education, with a focus in Intellectual Disability and Autism. Her particular research interests are in the areas of communication, alternate assessment, deafblindness, inclusion and urban teacher preparation.